The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-05

New Jer6ey-W. IL. Dubois.
New York;. !. Hoyt.
North Carolina-J. II. Winston.
Ohie-Charles Jenkins.
Oregon-E. w. Pike.
Pennsylvania-Joh =. Zane.
Rhode Island Holmes w. Merton.
Tennessee. X. Mills.
Texns--Capt. Sam Evans.
West Virginia.. X. Thompson.
Washington Territory-George y. Smith.
When the committee was being selected,
Col. Winston, of North Carolina, said his
delegation aud that of Mississippi and
Arkansas could not name members unless
the convention would relegate TO tho
States the adoption or rejection of
certain parts of the platform. His
desire was to make the sections
OF the platform relating TO land, transport
tation, money, labor, income tax, and
Chinese labor the national platform. and
all of the different States 10 adopt or reject
the other sections as they chose. His plan
was adopted by the convention, thus re-
lieving the Southern States from being
committed 10 woman suffrage. which they
had fought unsuccessfully hitherto.
The convention elected Thomas NJ.
Gruelle, Of Indiana, Chairman of the Ma
tional Committee; /. Il. Mcdonald, OF
Springfield, Ohio. Secretary; and Presi-
dent Streator, Of Illinois, Treasurer.
The convention adjourned sine die.
The Delegates Highly Eiated at the Out
come a. Their Labors.
(clncinnati special To Chicago Times.l
mass ratification meeting was held ut
night IN Music Hall, and was addressed by
a number of the delegates. Less than two
hundred delegates remained to-day, but
they were, with very few exceptions, quite
jubilant over their lahors, and expressed
themselves as most hopeful OF the future.
Mrs. Culbertson, of Michigan, declared
that the platform was the best ever adopted
by political party, and predicted that 1t
would surely carry in Michigan next fall.
A Kansas delegate was certain 1t
would have n majority there inside of
two years. An lllinoisan and an Indianian
felt sure the platform would take like Wild
fire in their sections. In fact, oil the West
ern delegates were wildly enthusiastic.
The Greenbackers are happy. Chairman
Il. n. Gillette, of the Greenback National
Committee, said: "We will favor the
uniting with the Union Labor party, but
our National Committee will not disband.
We will hold our organization, but favor
uniting heart and soul with the new party.
A Western delegate said: "The bringing of
the farmers into the Knights of Labor is
looked upon with great deal OF favor
by the leaders of that organization. Now,
every district in the Knights of Labor Is
entitled to one representative in the gen.
eral conference. II takes but ten members
TO make an assembly, and but five assem-
blies to form a district. Powderly and the
conservatives have organizers forming the
farmers into small assemblies and
these into districts, so that when
the next general conference is held
it will be found that large part
OF the farming portion of the country
is formed into districts and represented in
toe conference 10y a large majority of tho
delegates. This is Powderly's scheme TO
outgeneral the socialists who are in the
cities and in large assemblies, but repre-
scented In the general conference by only
one delegate each. In this way the an
archists will be robbed of power for harm.
-. The Executive Committee of the
Greenback party held a conference and re-
solved TO continue their organization, but
will send an address to their party advising
CO. operation with the Union Labor party.